Sloped roof building technique

[BearHeart]

I'm wondering about the best slope roof building technique using large flat baseplates. What is the best way to attach them to the rest of the structure for a good, sturdy outcome

Here are some examples of what I mean:

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=6086-1

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=4757-1

[Lord Arjay]

Well I'd use some of these: bricklink and then some basic bricks for support. Is that what you were looking for?

[BearHeart]

Well I'd use some of these: bricklink and then some basic bricks for support. Is that what you were looking for?

Yeah, I was thinking of using that myself too. I just want to know if there are any other (maybe better) methods.

[Lord Arjay]

Not that I know of. But still maybe another person might know of something.

[paul_delahaye]

I once saw a clever roof made from Lego Car seats? very strange but looked good.

Can't find the link :-(

[thomassio]

maybe use technic bricks?

[dheyse]

Some sets use the triangular 6044 bricks to attach a roof made of plates at an angle.

[Front]

A good solution could be the use of 2444 attached to bricks with Tecnich holes though Techninc bushings.

A bit of calculation is needed though, if the roof should use two of these pieces, both at the bottom and at the top of the roof.

[davee123]

I'm wondering about the best slope roof building technique using large flat baseplates. What is the best way to attach them to the rest of the structure for a good, sturdy outcome

Depends on how sturdy you want it, I suppose-- as well as how much space you have to play with. I would stay away from the basic hinge design with these:

That tends to be pretty flimsy, and is difficult to attach.

The "most sturdy" way of doing it would be to build up perfectly right-triangles with technic beams, and then attach the plates to the tops of the beams. They'll be VERY rigid (no risk of flopping around), and will take a lot of force (weight and/or bumping). But, of course, it takes up a lot of space where you probably want to build walls and so forth. Plus, there are only a few specific angles that this will work with.

After that, there are a ton of ways to do it. As suggested, you can use:

Or, again, as suggested, some of these (I would recommend this one, probably, with the hinges towards the top of the peak):

Or these guys in combination (ok, but not great):

Or these:

Or a kazillion other ways. In fact, for my medieval village that I made back in 2000 or so, I didn't even actually attach the roofs. I just laid them flat on top of a lip, and it worked just fine. It all depends on what elements you have available, how sturdy you need it to be, how exact of an angle you need, and how much space you have in which to build the connection.

DaveE

[Piratedave84]

I'm going to go with Front on this one, the along with technic pins is used in the Winter Toy Shop and works perfectly.

I have used it myslef on a MOC and am pleased with the result. Of all methods suggested, I believe it is the sturdiest.